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Healthy People 2010 Physical Activity and Fitness

Internet URL

http://www.healthypeople.gov/Document/HTML/Volume2/22Physical.htm  

Sponsoring Agency

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Description

Healthy People 2010 is the prevention agenda for the nation. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. The Healthy People 2010 objectives offer opportunities to ensure that physical activity and fitness become part of regular healthy behavioral patterns. Encouraging any type or amount of physical activity in leisure time can provide important health benefits, compared to a sedentary lifestyle.

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Review Date

11/30/2006

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